I posted in the "what you working on" and figured I might as well make a build thread for this.
My wife's 1972 beetle. I like the just terrible body and rust, but I'd like it to be reliable and stop...you know, the important shit. The goal here is to replace the floor pans, completely overhaul and restore the drivetrain and chassis, then bolt the crusty body back down and go fishing. Car already has disc brakes, drop spindles and wheels. I'll be making sure all of that is good, then replacing bushings, shocks, and all the rubber wear items on the chassis. I have a 1914cc dual carb big valve engine that will go in. Should clock off high 8's in the 1/8th, and be relatively reliable. For reference, these cars full weight have a 0-60 somewhere north of 20 seconds, so going from 60hp to 110hp makes a world of difference. Either way here's the pics.
I dragged it outta the woods in 2015 to get it running again.
Drop spindes, disc brakes, and drove it around a bit.
Some artistic stuff my sister took.
It's current condition. Stripped and ready for metal work. Buy stock in black paint.
My wife's 1972 beetle. I like the just terrible body and rust, but I'd like it to be reliable and stop...you know, the important shit. The goal here is to replace the floor pans, completely overhaul and restore the drivetrain and chassis, then bolt the crusty body back down and go fishing. Car already has disc brakes, drop spindles and wheels. I'll be making sure all of that is good, then replacing bushings, shocks, and all the rubber wear items on the chassis. I have a 1914cc dual carb big valve engine that will go in. Should clock off high 8's in the 1/8th, and be relatively reliable. For reference, these cars full weight have a 0-60 somewhere north of 20 seconds, so going from 60hp to 110hp makes a world of difference. Either way here's the pics.
I dragged it outta the woods in 2015 to get it running again.
Drop spindes, disc brakes, and drove it around a bit.
Some artistic stuff my sister took.
It's current condition. Stripped and ready for metal work. Buy stock in black paint.